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Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2026, May) Recognizing research excellence.
• • (Greece) • (Spain) • • (Australia) • (Czechia) • (Turkiye) • (Brazil) (2026, Feb.) Light-based Ising computer runs at room temperature and stays stable for hours.
• (2026, Feb.) Light may outshine quantum for some of computing's toughest optimization problems.
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Queen's Gazette (2026, Jan.) Using light-based computing to tackle complex challenges.
&²Ô²ú²õ±è;•&²Ô²ú²õ±è; (2026, Dec.) Programmable 200 GOPS Photonic Ising Machine.
• (2025, Dec.) Photonic neurons push ultra-fast trading beyond electronic limits.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2025, Dec.) Queen's year in research.
• (2025, Dec.) Photonic neurons push ultra-fast trading beyond electronic limits.
(2025, Nov.) Programmable Photonic Ising Machine Enables Efficient Ground-State Solutions for Combinatorial Optimization Problems.
(2025, Sep.) 256-spin Photonic Ising Machine Achieves Programmable 200 GOPS Performance at Room Temperature.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Arts and Science (2025, July) Shaping the next generation of scientists.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2025, July) Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s STEM research awarded $7M investment.
Queen's Gazette (2025, July) Recognizing the research leaders of tomorrow.
(2025, Mar.) Canada Research Chair Bhavin Shastri, shedding light on the problems with modern computers.
(2025, Feb.) 2025 Sloan Research Fellows Announced.
Queen's Gazette (2025, Feb.) Queen's physics researcher earns 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Queen's Gazette (2024, Nov.) Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s announces 16 Canada Research Chairs.
• (2024, Sep.) 10 early-career scientists tackling some of the biggest problems of today.
(2024, Sep.) The Royal Society of Canada Announces its 2024 Cohort of Fellows and College Members.
Queen's Gazette (2024, Sep.) Queen's celebrates newest inductees to the Royal Society of Canada.
(2024, Aug.) Quantum Computing Improves Photonic Neural Networks with Improved Accuracy
Queen's Gazette (2025, June) Supporting emerging research leaders
(2024, May) AI Needs Enormous Computing Power. Could Light-Based Chips Help?
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2024, May) Building Canada 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Future Tech Workforce.
(2024, Apr.) The Neuromorphic Photonics Roadmap — With Paul Prucnal and Bhavin Shastri.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2024, Mar.) Ontario Government Invests in Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Research.
(2024, Mar.) Photonics West 2024: Notable Trends and an Excursion.
(2024, Feb.) Demixing microwave signals using system-on-chip photonic processor.
(2024, Jan.) Team develops a real-time photonic processor with picosecond latency for dynamic RF interference.
(2023, July) Accelerating Optical Communications with AI.
(2023, June) ‘More than Moore’ webinar explores the future of neuromorphic and quantum
computing.
(2023, Feb.) Neuromorphic Photonics: Making neuromorphic photonics practical.
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(2022, Sep.) A researcher of photonics, Bhavin Shastri aims to redesign computing as we know it.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2022, May) Inspired by the human brain.
(2022, May) Hardware designs inspired by the human brain.
(2022, Jan.) Bhavin Shastri: The 2022 SPIE Early Career Achievement Award – Academic Focus.
(2022, Jan.) A silicon photonic-electronic neural network that could enhance submarine transmission systems.
(2021, June) Tutorial–A photonic neuron.
(2021, May) Photonic Neuromorphic Computing: The Future of AI?
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2021, Mar.) Celebrating teaching awards together.
(2021, Feb.) Rise of the learning machines.
Queen 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ ’s Gazette (2021, Feb.) Computers powered by light and brain networks.
•&²Ô²ú²õ±è; •&²Ô²ú²õ±è;&²Ô²ú²õ±è;•&²Ô²ú²õ±è; (2021, Jan.) New study investigates photonics for artificial intelligence and neuromorphic computing.
(2021, Jan.) ICO-IUPAP Prize to Neuromorphic Photonics.
(Dec. 2020) Vector welcomes 2020 cohort of Faculty Affiliates.
(2020, June) Optical Neural Networks.
(2020, Feb.) Photonic Chips for Neuromorphic Computing.
Queen's Gazette. (2019, Sep.) Funding on the Cutting Edge.
(2019, May) Interview with OSA during CLEO19. Here are short vignettes where Bhavin talks about his , , and diversity.
(2019, July) A Method to Reduce the Number of Neurons in Recurrent Neural Networks.
Queen's Gazette. (2019, July) Research for a Safer Canada.
Queen's Gazette. (2019, Mar.) Building Research Infrastructure.
. (2018, Jan.) Neuromorphic Photonics.
. (2017, June) Computer Chip Mimics Human Brain, with Light Beams for Neurons; also in .
. (2017, July) Neurophotonics: Photonics Demonstrate Brainlike Behavior Useful in Machine Learning.
. (2016, Nov.) Silicon Photonic Neural Network Unveiled; also in and .
. (2016, Jan.) Graphene Flakes Make Laser Neuron Superfast.
. (2015, July) Discovery—Innovations from the Wild World of Optics and Photonics; also in .
. (2015, April) Year of Light: Computer Processor Based on the Brain Uses Light to Transmit Signals.
. (2014, June) Research Highlights—Photonic Spike Processing: Ultrafast Laser Neurons and an Integrated Photonic Network.
. (2014, Mar.) Inaugural Dean for Research Innovation Funds inspire bold directions.
. (2012, Winter) Thinking at the Speed of Light: The Photonic Neuron; Using Optical Devices to Mirror Neural Networks.
IEEE Photonics Society Newsletter. (2011, Oct.) Careers and Awards.
. (2011, Sep.) For students, blazing-fast lab work.
. (2011, July) Fiber-optic 'photonic neurons' to be developed in collaboration between Princeton University and Lockheed Martin.
. (2011, July) High-speed 'Photonic neuron' devices blend fiber-optic signal processing and neuroscience.
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Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI) Annual Report . (2009) 10 years of fostering research in photonics.